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RSS![Multicolour liquid substances in a swirl motif.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-10/Chemicals%20Strategy%20-%20rectangle.png?itok=B9mCGN-z)
The Commission is adopting three legislative proposals to: streamline assessments of chemicals across EU legislation; strengthen the knowledge base on chemicals; and ensure early detection and action on emerging chemical risks.
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The European Commission has adopted the 12th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
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While improving the functioning of the EU market regarding products containing hazardous chemicals, the new measures will better protect consumers, workers, and the environment.
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LIFE to alvars restored 2 500 hectares of alvar grassland in Estonia, involving local farmers in the process.
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In Ireland, the project BurrenLIFE developed a new model for the sustainable agricultural management of the priority habitats of the Burren.
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LIFE TECMINE set out to improve the restoration of open pit mines in Mediterranean forest areas by combining different techniques.
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Several LIFE projects have helped restore Europe’s threatened mussel populations.
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The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
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The immersive exhibition "through the eyes of a wolf" lets visitors experience the the perspective of a young wolf in dispersal in Italy.
![Eurasian lynx in the snow.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/Lynx.jpeg?itok=_yLV_0KA)
MONITORING - Slovakia and Switzerland collaborated and combined scientific monitoring, genetic rescue efforts, and extensive public engagement to preserve lynx populations.